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Books like Black Chamber: 9 series to read next

Black Chamber is alternate history and spy thriller, set in early 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Black Chamber is 5 books, 2018–2021.

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How Few Remain Universe
The Leviathan Trilogy
Worldwar Universe
Duke de Richleau
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Gregory Sallust
The War That Came Early
Barney Custer
Axis of Time

How Few Remain UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove11 books1997

Alternate history, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in early 20th century and north america.

“How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”
from the catalogue description

Start with How Few Remain →

The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Steampunk and science fiction, about genetic engineering.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Leviathan →

Worldwar UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove8 books1994

Science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens.

Reading order →

Duke de RichleauSeries

seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1933

Thriller & suspense.

Start with The Forbidden Territory →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Gregory SallustSeries

seriesDennis Wheatley4 books1934

Thriller & suspense.

Start with Black August →

The War That Came EarlySeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2009

War & military.

“As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Hitler's War →

Barney CusterSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs3 books1914

Thriller & suspense.

“Barney Custer is an American farmer from Nebraska who travels to the small European kingdom of Lutha only to discover he's the spitting image of its unstable ruler, King Leopold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mad King →

Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Science fiction and military science fiction, set in mid 20th century.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Weapons of Choice →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Black Chamber?: How Few Remain Universe — the closest match to Black Chamber on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Black Chamber?: Black Chamber. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Black Chamber.
How big is Black Chamber?: Black Chamber is 5 books, 2018–2021.

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